March 13, 2014
Environmental Assessment Bulletin
The Honourable Joan Shea, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.
UNDERTAKINGS REGISTERED:
Botwood Highway Forage and Pasture Land Development (Reg. 1749)
Proponent: Summit Ridge Farms
The proponent proposes to develop 160 hectares of agriculture land for forage production and pasture five kilometres northeast of the Town of Bishop’s Falls on the Trans Canada Highway. The site will be accessed by the former Botwood Highway and a planned new access to Route 350. The project is scheduled to commence May 1, 2014, upon receiving government approval.
The undertaking was registered on March 12, 2014; the deadline for public comments is April 17, 2014; and the minister’s decision is due by April 25, 2014.
For further information on the environmental assessment process, please contact the Director of Environmental Assessment at 709-729-4211 or toll-free:
1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental Assessment DivisionM
Department of Environment and Conservation
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Environmental assessment information is on the department website at: www.gov.nl.ca/env.
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Media contact:Deborah Thomas
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 728-8092
DeborahThomas@gov.nl.ca
2014 03 13 2:20 p.m.